Unbelievable…In one off season we lose Jennings and Helton, and you make us buy season tix for the Yankees!! If the Monforts actually think that possibly trading Todd Helton will help this organization, this team, our fans and community then this confirms what we all have theorized. The Monforts do not understand ownership, management, professional sports and above all loyalty. Since, 1996 they have run a perfect, brand new, popular franchise with a great ballpark into the ground. The only reason I still buy tickets for this team is because I love the game! Not because of the sucess/failures of the Colorado Rockies. I am so frusturated and aggravated with my own baseball team!!

Diehard

THANK GOD he’s staying – the Rockies would only be diminished if he left.

T WARRIOR

This team will never get close to winning for another decade or until new ownership arrives.

Chris

The front office of this franchise is deplorable at best. They seem to be clueless as to where this team stands in comparison to the elite teams in Major League Baseball. Helton is the only big name player that the Rockies have. I keep hearing the front office talking about about winning the division, and playing for a World title. These goals seem unachievable unless the front office is willing to pony up some cash to bring in some top tier talent. A fifty-five million dollar payroll in this league is not going to cut it. I’m not sure if the Monforts are really committed to bringing a quality team to it’s fans, and the decline in attendance is a sign that the fans don’t believe in them. I think the worst part of these trade talks is the fact that the Rockies were going to pay a nice potion of Helton’s salary, so the Red Sox would take him. The front office has been saying that it is not the best business plan to devote twenty to thirty percent of the teams annual payroll to one player, but has the audacity to offer to pay up to forty million dollars of Helton’s remaining salary for the Red Sox. Now if that’s not a bad business plan I don’t know what is.

Brian

Once again the Rox have overrated Helton and lost a huge opportunity to get rid of that ridiculous contract. Helton is a good player, not a great player or Hall of Fame player the Rox think he is. He is also 33 and fading. Getting Lowell and Tavarez plus salary dump is a good deal. The Rox need to re-think what they are doing…

smackin the ball

TODD HELTON BETTER NOT NOT BECOME (COMPLACENT)
WITH THE ROCKIES, OR NOT PLAY HIS HARDEST BECAUSE HE ALREADY GOT HIS BIG BUCKS $$$ CONTRACT.
HE NEEDS TO SHOW THE BASEBALL WORLD THAT HE IS STILL THE BEST AND HE NEEDS TO SILENCE HIS CRITICS.
IM TIRED OF HEARING ALL THE BASEBALL PEOPLE SAYING
TODD HELTON (USED) TO BE A GREAT HITTER.
HIS FUTURE LEGACY IS IN HIS OWN HANDS.
GO BIG HELTON IN 2007……………

Ex-Rockies Season Ticket Holder

Monforts need to get a clue. The Rockies only pay good salaries to pitchers who come here to rehabilitate their arms and then go elsewhere. Any other “decent player” that comes here is dumped because they cost too much. Years later (read dimished talent) the Rox try to re-sign them and convince us they are the second coming. I’ll visit the stadium when we get owners that are not saving their money for their heirs !!! Which Monfort made that comment ?

Andy

Neither the player or the team will be affected by the deal falling apart, aside from position issues. If Helton regains form, a good deal. If he doesn’t, very bad deal. We’ll have to wait and see. At

Brendon

I hope the Monforts leave Denver…sell this team. Seriously all there needs to be is a ball club a little over .500 and you have a pretty packed ball park in Colorado. Fans here are great, but it’s like everywhere else, you have to show that you want to win.

Get rid of the humidor, spend money on the big hitters, and little on the pitchers. Pattern the team exactly after the Blake Street Bombers, haven’t we figured it out? Nothing else works, and fans had a team to actually watch. HONESTLY WHO CARES IF WE WENT TO THE PLAYOFFS ONCE, at least we knew that the Rox were gonna compete and win games…if they could have continued to follow that path we’d be watching competetive teams, who had a shot at the wild card of the division. Now we’re stuck watching a team that competes for third.

P.S. Getting rid of Helton would have completely destroyed what support we have…The fact that they actually seriously considered the trade ticks me off more than anything. Thanks for showing your fan appreciation.